Chapter 8
Aimee took me down several hallways, with several twists and turns, to the left, to the right, etc. I was confused. Just how did she find this place? "So Aimee, how did you find this place exactly?" I asked her.
"Oh, I was just hanging around when I discovered it," She answered vaguely.
That's strange, we weren't supposed to wander off on our own, we were only permitted to stay with the other attendants at all moments. I don't remember coming to this place, so she shouldn't either. I was just about to open my mouth to question her further, but she interrupted me before I had the chance to speak.
"Look, we've arrived!" She opened the door, revealing a long oval shaped-room, with several monitors in the center. You could see the diplomats' meeting, with one camera focused on each delegation. Surely this is classified? I turned my head to look at Aimee, and she was fiddling with the buttons below the monitor.
"Umm, Aimee?" She held her finger up to her lips and made a shhh sound, and all of a sudden, the sound turned on.
"This is absolutely unacceptable. Whether a gas leak or an attempt at something more nefarious, I can't believe that the Intergalactic Space Station would let something like this happen! What about the security measures?" A diplomat from the Sombrero Galaxy spoke.
"Calm down, it was probably just a mistake of one of the security personnel." A diplomat from the Triangulum raised his hands in an attempt to placate him.
"I don't believe that." A small laugh escaped the lips of a diplomat from the Sleeping Beauty Galaxy. "This was clearly an attack on our ally, the Andromeda Galaxy delegation."
A gasp came from all the other delegations.
I turned to see what Aimee was thinking, only to find that she was gone. I had a bad feeling about this and the bottom of my stomach sank. Then, I heard footsteps echo from the hallway. I made a split-second decision and exited the room through the doors on the other side.
"Hey! Who's there! Stop this instant, you are trespassing in unauthorized territory!" I bolted and ran as fast as I could. It sounded like the person was chasing after me. I ran down the hallway and made a right turn. Then a left turn, and another left turn, and a right turn. Soon, it sounded like I was going to lose the person.
Once the sound of footsteps beside me had more or less disappeared, I leaned against the wall and heaved a breath. What a relief. Then it slowly dawned on me. I have no idea where I was.
This is not great. I couldn't be...
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